4th May 2006 13:29
Lonmin PLC04 May 2006 Lonmin Plc - INTERIM DIVIDEND TIMETABLE The Board of Lonmin Plc has announced an interim dividend for the year ended 30September 2006 of 45 US cents per share, payable on Friday 4 August 2006. The dividend timetable is as follows:- UK SA USD/rand exchange rate Friday 23 June 2006 Last day to trade cum div Tuesday 4 July 2006 Friday 30 June 2006 Last day to trade on the JSE Friday 30 June 2006 Ex div date Wednesday 5 July 2006 Monday 3 July 2006 Record date Friday 7 July 2006 Friday 7 July 2006 USD/sterling exchange rate Friday 14 July 2006 Deadline for receipt of new DRIP Friday 21 July 2006 Friday 21 July 2006applications Dividend payment date Friday 4 August 2006 Friday 4 August 2006 (1) No transfers between the UK principal register and the SA branch registerwill be permitted from the date on which the USD/rand exchange rate is announcedto the record date, both dates inclusive (i.e. last date to transfer Thursday 22June 2006). (2) The SA branch register will be closed for the purposes of trades(dematerialisation and rematerialisation) from Monday 3 July 2006 to Friday 7July 2006, both dates inclusive. (3) The dividend will be paid:- (i) In rand to shareholders on the SA branch register calculated at the USdollar to rand exchange rate on Friday 23 June 2006; (ii) In sterling to shareholders domiciled in the UK (unless they elect toreceive US dollar dividends) calculated at the US dollar to sterling exchangerate on Friday 14 July 2006; and (iii) In US dollars to all other overseas shareholders (unless they elect toreceive sterling dividends or have mandated their dividends to a UK bank orparticipate in TAPS - see below). (4) Elections to receive an alternative currency (US dollars or sterling) shouldcomprise a signed request to Lloyds TSB Registrars to be received by 17:00 hourson Friday 7 July 2006. (5) Transcontinental Automated Payment System (TAPS) TAPS permits shareholders resident in certain countries to receive dividendpayments to their local bank and in their local currency. All eligibleshareholders have been, or will be, sent information relating to TAPS by LloydsTSB Registrars. Enquiries: Alex Shorland-Bell +44 (0) 20 7201 6060Lonmin PlcVice-President, Investor Relations & Communications Lloyds TSB Registrars Helpline 0870 600 3970 (UK callers) +44 121 415 7047 (international callers) This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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